Traffic on the highway was backed up for some distance because of the crash and a heavy volume of traffic heading into the city. Cars were stopped at least a mile back on Lake Michigan Drive enroute to the Ford Freeway on-ramp.

MLive reader Mike Conley took this photo of a two-vehicle crash involving a car fire on the Gerald R. Ford Freeway Tuesday, Dec. 4. The crash was in the left eastbound lane. Conley took the photo from a westbound lane. courtesy photo/ Tim Contreras

The crash is on the highway and involves a vehicle on fire. Only the right lane is open.